U+6777 "杷" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+6777 "杷" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character (hanzi) that primarily refers to a type of fruit tree, specifically the loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica), whose fruit is known as "pipa" in Chinese. This character is also used in the word "枇杷" (pipa), which denotes both the loquat fruit and the traditional Chinese musical instrument, the pipa. Composed of the wood radical (木) on the left and the phonetic component "巴" (ba) on the right, it signifies a wooden object associated with the sound of the character. In historical Chinese texts, 杷 appeared as a variant of the simpler form 耙, meaning a rake or harrow, reflecting its agricultural uses. In modern usage, it is most commonly encountered in the context of the loquat fruit and the pipa lute.